Sing! Dance! Play! Pray! Celebrate Shabbat with Early Childhood Music Specialist, Lisa Baydush! Congregation B nai Tzedek 10621 S. Glen Road, Potomac, MD
Boker Tov! Good Morning! Hal l l l l l luyah Ha-li-le ha-li ha-li-le-lu-yah, (3x) Ha-li-le ha-li-le-e-e, ha-le-lu-yah! Shake the hand of someone next to you Shake their hand and say, Shabbat Shalom! (repeat) Wave to a friend and share a big smile Give a hug to someone very special Boker Tov by Sally Heckelman Boker, boker tov, boker tov to you (2x) Good morning, my friends! Shalom chaverim! Good morning, my friends! C mon and sing with me! I m So Glad That Shabbas is Here by Ellen Allard Shabbas is here, Shabbas is here! I'm so glad that Shabbas is here! (repeat) I'm gonna clap my hands/stomp my feet/wiggle my tushy, cause I m so glad that Shabbas is here! (repeat) Shabbat Shalom/Mah Yafeh (Taubman/Miron medley) Sha-a-a-a-bbat sha-a-a-a-lom (4x) Mah yafeh hayom, Shabbat shalom (repeat) Shabbat, Shabbat shalom (3x) Shabbat shalom 1
Bim Bom by Nachum Frankel Bim bom, bim bim bim bom, Bim bim bim bim bim bom (chiri biri biri) (repeat) Shabbat Shalom (clap) (2x); Shabbat, Shabbat Shabbat, Shabbat Shalom! (repeat) Shabbat, Shabbat, Shabbat Shabbat shalom! (2x) Shabbat Shalom Niggun by Lisa Silver Yai lai lai lai lai; yai lai lai lai lai; Shabbat, Shabbat shalom! (repeat) Shabbat, Shabbat shalom! Shabbat shalom! (repeat) Shabbat shalom Let s Get Ready to Pray by Lisa Baydush Shake, shake, shake your yadayim! (3x) Let s get ready to pray! Stretch to the shamayim Bend your berkayim Touch your raglayim Shake out your whole guf Now we re ready to pray! Prayer is Reaching to God to the tune of Frere Jacques Prayer is reaching, prayer is reaching, up to God, up to God! Saying what we're thinking, Saying what feeling, Reaching up, up to God! Repeat with out and in Baruch Atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha'olam asher kid'shanu b'mitvotav v'tzivanu l'hitatef batzitzit. Blessed are You, our God, who enriches our lives with holiness, commanding us to wrap ourselves in the tallit. 2
Modeh Ani! I am Thankful! One of the central themes in Judaism is the concept of thanksgiving. Our first words when we arise in the morning should be, "Modeh Ani L'fanecha" "I thank you, God" for restoring our souls and granting us another day. Modeh Ani by Lisa Baydush I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face; There s a song in my heart, and a prayer I always say. I say: Modeh ani, thank You, God, for this brand new day! Modeh ani, thank you for this brand new day (repeat) Modeh Ani by Emily Aronoff Modeh Modeh, Modeh Ani! I m as grateful as I can be; Wake up each morning, first thing I say is thank you to God for this day! Thank you for (8x) Brand New Day by Ellen Allard It s a brand new day! It s a brand new day! When I wake up, I say it s a brand new day! Modeh/Modah ani l fanecha (2x) I give thanks to You, O God! It s a brand new day! 3
Bar chu We praise God! The Bar chu is our call to worship prayer. But what does it mean to be called to worship? All serious activity requires preparation. The prayers and blessings that precede Bar chu are warm-ups for the individual. Now communal prayer begins. The leader asks, Are you ready to pray? And we respond, Yes, let us pray! (Richard Levy) Are You Ready to Pray? by Ellen Allard Are you ready to pray? Yes, we re ready to pray! (3x) Then let s pray! Okay! Bar chu et Adonai ha-m vo rach Baruch Adonai ha-m vo-rach, l olam va-ed We praise Adonai our God, to whom our praise is due, now and forever. 4
Sh ma Our God is ONE! There was a little girl who, as she was leaving the synagogue, turned to her mother and said, Mommy, the rabbi s sermon confused me. Why? her mother asked. Well, said the little girl, the rabbi said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true? Yes, her mother answered. And the rabbi also said that God lives in us. Is that true? Again, the mother answered, Yes. Well, said the little girl, If God is bigger than we are and lives in us, wouldn t God show through? Sh ma Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad. Baruch sheim k vod mal chuto l olam va-ed. Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is one. Blessed is God s glorious majesty forever and ever. God is Everywhere by Ellen Allard God is everywhere and God is one, God is one! (2x) God is everywhere and God is one, in the moon and the stars and the shining sun; God is everywhere and God is one, God is one! How D Ya Know That God is Here? by Ellen Allard How d ya know that God is here/there/everywhere? (3x) You can SEE God in a (3x); You can see God everywhere! (2x) Hear, Smell, Touch, Taste 5
V ahavta Love Adonai Your God! We show our love for God with all our HEARTS when we love other people! We show our love for God with all our SOULS when we are kind and caring! We show our love for God with all our MIGHT when we help people in need! V ahavta by Ellen Allard; verse by Lisa Baydush V ahavta et Adonai Elohecha! Love Adonai your God! (repeat) With all your heart! With all your soul! And with all your might! (repeat) Give a Hug by Bari Koral Give a hug, give give a hug! (3x) Give a hug right now! Show some love Lend a hand 6
Mi Chamocha Who is like You, O God?! The Passover story is such a pivotal part of our history that at every service we recall our ancestors journey from slavery to freedom, and rejoice as they did, singing with praise and wonder: Mi chamocha ba eylim Adonai, Who is like You, O God?! Mi Chamocha by David Shneyer Mi Chamocha, Mi Chamocha! (3x) Ba eylim Adonai! Who is like You, Who is like You, God? (3x) Great, mighty and awesome! Great, Mighty and Awesome by Ellen Allard Chorus: Great, mighty and awesome, YEAH! (3x) God Supreme! (repeat) God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah! (chorus) We sing love, we sing praise, We sing joy all our days! (chorus) 7
Torah Service The Torah fills our HEARTS with joy, our MINDS with wisdom, and our SOULS with strength. Thank you, God, for the gift of Torah! Ki mitzion, t zei Torah (2x) Ud var Adonai mi ru-sha-la yim Baruch shenatan Torah (Torah) (2x) L amo Yisrael bik-du-sha-to Sh ma Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad (echo) Echad Eloheinu, Gadol Adoneinu Kadosh Sh mo Torah Torah Torah Torah Torah, Torah Torah Torah, Torah tziva lanu Moshe (2x) Torah Torah, Torah Torah, Torah tziva lanu Moshe (2x) Torah tziva lanu Moshe (4x) Tree of Life by Richard Silverman It is a tree of life to them that hold fast to it and all its supporters are (clap) happy! (repeat) Shalom, shalom (clap 4x) (4x) Eitz chayim hi lamachazikim ba V'tom-chei-ha me'ushar 8
Aleinu Building a Better World! As we come to the end of our service, we pray for a peaceful world, and give thanks for all of our blessings! Building a Better World by Ellen Allard We're building a better world (3x) one person at a time. And the world goes round and round, the world goes round and round and round (repeat) We're building a world with love peace friends Sim Shalom Sim, sim, sim shalom (3x) Tova uv rachah Yai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai lai (3x) Yai lai lai, yai lai lai lai! We Say Todah by Lisa Baydush On Shabbat, we give thanks, We give thanks to God; On Shabbat, we give thanks; In Hebrew, we say todah! For our FAMILIES, todah! For our FOOD, todah! For our FRIENDS, todah! For our HOMES, todah! 9
Concluding prayers A Blessing for the Ones You Love by Debbie Friedman May God bless you and keep you every moment, every day; May God smile at you and fill your heart in every way; May God help you find the goodness in everything you do; May you be blessed with peace and love! Family Blessing by Emily Aronoff Teck You are a blessing (echo) every day (echo) When I watch you grow (echo), when I see you play (echo) I ll love you and keep you (echo), I ll hug you and kiss you (echo) Forever and ever (echo) and ever (echo) May God bless you (echo), may God keep you (echo) Shine light on you (echo), help you find peace (echo) May God watch you (echo) and stay with you (echo) Forever and ever (echo) and ever (echo) Great Shabbat by Lisa Baydush Have a great, great, great Shabbat! (3x) Have a really, really, really, really GREAT Shabbat! Shababababa Shabbat Shalom by Sally Heckelman Sha-ba-ba-ba-ba, Shabbat Shalom! (3x) Shabbat, Shabbat Shalom! Service by Lisa Baydush 2015 10